Morning Jolt: 'Obamacare' deadline is today

Monday

Mar 31, 2014 at 8:54 AMMar 31, 2014 at 8:54 AM

Happening today

Today is the deadline to sign up for "Obamacare." Last week the Obama administration said that 6 million people had signed up, short of the 7 million it had anticipated, but a relative success after the initial hiccups of the enrollment process. Officials say the success of the program won't be known, however, until after Obamacare is fully functioning.

Opening bell

The Dow Jones opened at 16,323.06 after finishing last week up 58.83 points.

Quote of the day

"After discovering a new dwarf planet orbiting the sun beyond Pluto, scientists have named it 2012 VP113 or Biden for short. Scientists say they chose the name because the planet, like Biden, is pretty far out there." - Seth Meyers

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